For photography enthusiasts, family farming advocates and environment-lovers! We are delighted to announce the International Photo Contest organized by the World Rural Forum (WRF), which highlights the importance of family farming and showcases its key role in the sustainability of our planet. We want participants to capture the essence of family farming and show the […]
In Cambodia, the National Family Farmers Forum and Partners Consultation on Food System Transition and Climate Resiliency was conducted on 31 August 2023 at Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh. The meeting was attended by 18 representatives from farmers’ organizations (4 youth) and CSOs and one representative from CARD (government institution).
In Bangladesh, the National Family Farmers Forum and Partners Consultation on Food System Transition and Climate Resiliency was conducted on 8 August 2023 and attended by farmers’ organizations’ representatives and the SAARC Agriculture Center.
Background The recently held UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment highlighted the enormous contribution of food systems transformation to solving many of the world’s sustainability challenges. Among them are biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, income inequality, malnutrition, and climate change, which are interrelated crises that are undermining progress made toward the 2030 Agenda and pose threats to […]
REGISTER Leadership dialogue: Coalition of Action Roundtable Represented by H.E. State SecretaryMr. Christian Hofer, Director Generalof the Federal Office for Agriculturein Switzerland Where: Green Room, first floor Building A& online When: 24 July | 11:00-12.30CEST Side event “Towards healthy and sustainablefood systems: Agroecology, SoilHealth and Healthy Diets” Where: Ethiopia Room C285 & online When: 24 […]
UN Food System Stocktaking Moment Rome, 24-26 of July 2023 REGISTER Family Farming presents the most promising prospects for achieving the required transformation, encompassing production systems and food governance in the context of climate change and interconnected crisis. It entails the transition towards more agroecological and resilient practices, ensuring the preservation of biodiversity, efficient management […]
AFA coordinator for Sustainable Agriculture Agenda, Irish Baguilat, participated in the two-day multistakeholder consultation and planning workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Agriculture and Forestry Towards Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods in the ASEAN Region organized by the ASEAN Secretariat Food and Forestry Division, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and […]
This article is originally published by Mongabay. Our food systems are under enormous strain. As the climate crisis deepens – as highlighted by the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – extreme weather events are growing in frequency and severity, with droughts, floods and storms devastating crops, disrupting water supplies and taking a high […]
